THE cost of moving house has gone up by around 25 per cent in the past 10 years, to a whopping £9,472.

But buyers are underestimating how much money they'll need to move by nearly £2,000, research shows.

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The cost of moving house was £7,590 in 2006 - almost 25 per cent less than today's figure

According to Post Office Money, which worked with the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) to pull data on how much it costs to move house, total fees come to just £9,500 - up from £7,590 in 2006, an increase of 25 per cent.